The Royal only served four months in the Royal Marines but had EIGHT pinned on at Trooping the Colour

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by emily andrews, royal correspondant

15th June 2016, 12:55 am

Updated: 15th June 2016, 8:34 am

ROYAL Marines dropout Prince Edward has been mocked for appearing with a chest full of medals.

He had eight pinned on at Trooping the Colour.

Edward and Sophie joined the trooping of the colour procession on Saturday

The prince, 52, joined the Royal Marines after Cambridge University but quit after four months.

Pictures of the prince have gone viral with jokers tweeted asking: “What exactly did you do to win these Eddie?” One replied: “Prince Edward proudly wearing his 'Running away from the Royal Marines blubbing like a girl’ medals.” Wrighty tweeted: “The medals explained: left to right — Malibu Stacey fan club, tap, fairy cakes (3rd place), 25m crawl.”

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The Queen and Prince Phillip travelled by horse drawn carriage to Horseguards Parade for the annual Trooping the Colour

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Hundreds of soldiers in ceremonial dress marched in London in the annual Trooping the Colour parade on Saturday

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Princess Charlotte stole the show at the Trooping of the Colour on Saturday

Countess of Wessex attended the celebrations with Prince Edward

Five of the medals are commemorative — for the Queen’s Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilee, the New Zealand Commemorative medal and the Centennial of Saskatchewan. He also has a Canadian Forces’ Decoration.

His Royal Victorian Order Star and Order of the Garter Star are given by the Queen.